Saturday, 26 March 2016

I was prepared to do just that until I walked into my audition and saw
him. Tall, mysterious, and gorgeous to boot, he was sitting at the
coaches’ table with three others, ready to judge my performance, and
decide my future. Yet, since I’d walked onto the stage, he continued to
look at anything but me. So, I did the one thing I was there to do:
sing. When I opened my mouth and let those words spill from my lips, he
finally looked up. Those startling, dark eyes collided with mine with
such intensity that I knew one thing for certain: I would never be the
same.

EXCERPT!!!We all take our places around the outside of the room as the music
starts one final time. The walk towards the pole is key to setting the
tempo and the mood for the dance. I crisscross my legs over each other
as I walk, putting as much hip action into the act until I reach my
pole. I touch it, caressing it, as I take my position for our first
spin. I close my eyes and let the music wash over me, absently singing
along. I move my hips, running my hand seductively down my side, and
roll my neck backwards as I dance the moves I now know by heart. Another
twirl and hip thrust later and I’m almost to my favorite part of the
routine. The V Spin. I gather myself and get ready for the spin. I
open my eyes, placing my hands in the proper position on the pole when
my eyes collide with a set of dark ones full of smoldering embers…and
anger. I stumble momentarily at the realization that Beau is standing in
the open doorway right behind me. He’s watching me through the mirror,
shock written all over his gorgeous features. I keep my eyes
locked on his through the mirror as I start the V Spin. I take my eyes
off of him just long enough to spin completely around the pole, dropping
down to a squatting position before I roll my body back up from my
knees all the way up to my chest, rolling against the cold hard metal.
When I hit the final pose, I’m panting from exertion and probably a
little from the sparks of desire my own body is suddenly producing. “Oh my God, that’s Beau,” Corie gasps next to me. No shit. And he looks pissed.

Lacey Black Bio

Lacey
Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and
shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she
never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a
happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance
novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She
resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and a
chocolate lab. Lacey loves watching NASCAR races, shooting guns, and
should only consume one mixed drink because she’s a lightweight.

Lacey’s
debut novel, Trust Me, was released in August 2014 and has been an
Amazon Bestseller twice for Free e-books, as well as #1 for Contemporary
Romance. All of the Rivers Edge books have been bestsellers in the
Romance and Contemporary Romance categories.